UN Human Rights Council calls special session after Taliban seizes Afghan capital
Special Aug. 24 meeting to discuss ‘serious human rights concerns and situation in Afghanistan’
Special Aug. 24 meeting to discuss ‘serious human rights concerns and situation in Afghanistan’
700 international, 3,000 local UN workers in Afghanistan must also be protected, says spokesperson.
Situation very fluid, but UN continues to serve civilians, says Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
‘Some 80% of nearly quarter of million Afghans forced to flee since end-May are women, children,’ says UN agency official
Top Chinese diplomat slams ‘irresponsible remarks on China’s internal affairs’
‘A snake can shed its skin but that doesn’t change what it is,’ says Burma Human Rights Network head Kyaw Win.
Temporary Representative of the Philippines to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for European Affairs Jaime Victor B. Ledda urged the ASEAN human rights body to discuss developments on human rights in the region at the Special Meeting of the AICHR 01/2021 held from 12 to 13 and 26 July 2021 via video conference.
The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited India for the first time and held important meetings with Indian officials.
Taliban blamed for abducting gov’t officials, civil activists after overrunning border crossing, insurgents deny charges.
India’s ‘state-sponsored, continuing, widespread surveillance and spying operations’ violate global norms, says Islamabad.